Leer en español is an exciting new series of graded readers that offers a wide array of themes which will appeal to all students. The stories range from original texts of detective stories, and mysteries to classical and modern literary works by Spanish and Latin American authors. Students at any level of language ability can read the stories easily since vocabulary and grammar at each level are strictly controlled. Each text includes questions and explanations of some of the more difficult words. There are six different levels based on vocabulary count. Level 1 books contain 400 words; Level 2 - 700 words; Level 3 - 1,000 words; Level 4 - 1,500 words; Level 5 - 2,000 words; Level 6 - 2,500 words.
La chica de los zapatos verdes (Surís) In a dark and narrow back street in the center of Barcelona, Laura and Enric discover the dead body of their friend, Maribel. The police accuse José, Maribel's boyfriend, but Laura believes that the guilty person is Julio, a young man with an odd personality. Will Laura be able to prove the police wrong? Level 2.